Fury (28-0-1, 19 KOs) promised to entertain in his Las Vegas debut and did just that from beginning to end. “The Gypsy King” channeled Apollo Creed’s patriotic entrance from Rocky IV as he walked to the ring with a top hat and robe emblazoned with the American flag to James Brown’s “Living In America.” As the showgirls flanked him, Fury’s 6'9" frame climed over the ropes to a thunderous ovation from the fans who traveled thousands of miles to see the unbeaten lineal champ....

“Princess Ida,” the new production by the English National Opera, adds insult to the royal family’s recent injuries. A revival of an 1884 Gilbert and Sullivan operetta, “Ida” marks the London opera debut of film director Ken Russell (“Altered States”), who took broad liberties with the original. Example: a leatherbound dominatrix beefeater. “Crassly inappropriate,” sniffed The Times of London.

On both sides of the Atlantic, there seems to be an understanding—and acceptance—among voters that they will pay an economic price for the defense of Ukraine’s sovereignty and the broader international rules-based order. But three months into the conflict, and with the costs of their policies still to bite, political leaders should be prepared for this mandate to weaken. For the G7, then, this offers a unique, and potentially short, window of opportunity to breathe new life into the Western alliance....

In a Thursday afternoon Instagram post in which Tuft made her first social media appearance as a transgender woman, Tuft wrote that her previous eight months had been “some of the darkest of my entire life,” adding, “The emotional turmoil of being transgender and having to face the world has almost ended me on multiple occasions.” “This is me. Unashamed, unabashedly me,” she wrote. “This is the side of me that has hidden in the shadows, afraid and fearful of what the world would think; afraid of what my family, friends, and followers would say or do… My loving wife, family, and closest friends have accepted me for who I am....

Griezmann admitted on Monday that playing for a club such as Real Madrid, Barcelona or Bayern Munich at some stage in his career would be a dream come true, although he also stressed he has no intentions of leaving Atletico any time soon. Griezmann talks Barca, Madrid Gabi has now had his say on his team-mate’s future and is not convinced a move to the Santiago Bernabeu side would be the right step in his career....

The Brazilian forward’s obvious potential had been noted by leading sides across Europe following his emergence at Palmeiras. Jesus 7/1 to be PL top scorer Having starred for club and country, an exciting talent was presented with several options to consider as he contemplated his next move. In the end, City won out as they put a £27 million deal in place, with Jesus arriving at the Etihad Stadium in January 2017 to link up with Guardiola and embark on a productive opening to his time in England....

His words elicited a vocal response from members of his own party seated in the chamber, most notably from Representative Mike Bost of Illinois, who began yelling. “Mr. McCarthy doesn’t have the votes today, he will not have the votes tomorrow, and he will not have the votes next week, next month, next year,” Gaetz said from the floor. “And so one must wonder, Madam Clerk: Is this an exercise in vanity?...

The 31-year-old has agreed a three-year deal after Sevilla accepted an offer of up to €4.5 million for the right-back. Get 2/5 on Arsenal beating Leicester Mariano, who started 29 La Liga games for Sevilla last season, will earn €2.3m per season during his time in the Super Lig. “I didn’t give a second thought when Galatasaray came calling,” Mariano said. “This is a well known club in Europe. I spoke to [former Gala goalkeeper] Claudio Taffarel about the club and Istanbul....

Speaking no English, they left their home in a small village in rural China to make a new life in America. Like the other immigrants in our neighborhood, they built businesses and raised their family. Now the son they brought with them as a child is making another big bet—that I can fundamentally disrupt the way the $61 billion global online gambling industry works. Online gambling, of course, has proved immensely popular....

CSL club confirms approach for Rooney The France international set up a first-half goal for Antoine Griezmann and netted a 58th-minute penalty in Atletico’s 4-2 victory in the Champions League last-16 opening leg. But he was taken off with 19 minutes remaining at BayArena, much to his frustration on Tuesday. “Yes, I was angry because you want to play the whole match when you’re playing well,” Gameiro said, via Marca....

There is up to 60% off on selected video games and you can save hundreds of dollars on PC components. Yet, as is the case with any flash sale, the availability of these products can change in an instant and what might be on offer one minute could be gone the next. As such, trying to add the right items to your basket (before the supplies are depleted) can be an incredibly stressful experience....

MS-13 is the most malignant element of a growing Latino gang problem in Charlotte. Back when Jorge was “jumped in,” Hispanic gangs were barely a blip on local law-enforcement’s radar. Today they’re seen as the most violent of the city’s gangs, suspected in seven of the nine gang-related homicides this year (out of 59 total). They’ve surfaced in the wake of an immigration wave that swelled the number of North Carolina’s Latinos–the overwhelming majority of whom are hard-working strivers chasing jobs in fields like construction–by nearly 400 percent in the 1990s, the highest rate of any state....

In a viral Reddit post published on r/AmITheA**hole, Redditor u/Few_Sea1502 (otherwise referred to as the original poster, or OP) said their once-quaint neighborhood has been snapped up by real estate developers and detailed the construction project that finally drove them to the brink. Titled, “[Am I the a**hole] for telling the new neighbors that they got what they paid for, including being shunned by the neighborhood?” the post has received more than 7,500 upvotes and 2,400 comments in the last seven hours....

Had moving the team from a non-traditional location been an option, we’d be speaking of the franchise in its current location of Hamilton, Ontario, or another market in Canada. MORE: City wants to void arena lease | Bettman on Coyotes problems | Stanley Cup Final, Game 4 For now, the only coyotes in that province are the canine predator variety. Bettman and the NHL fought off a sale to Jim Balsille in 2009, when the team went into bankruptcy....

That would be Nassau Coliseum, where the Washington Capitals have a chance to close out the New York Islanders on Saturday. Game time: 3 p.m. ET. MORE: Must-see action images | Video highlights | Scores and schedule Bettman also delivered a eulogy to the NHL’s presences at the Long Island venue, which everyone agrees has seen better days. And not just in hockey terms. “The building is awful,” Bettman said, speaking to a gathering of media editors, via The Associated Press....

The Brewers are close to adding right-hander starter Matt Garza to their rotation, according to FOX Sports. The deal will be for four years and $52 million, pending a physical. The team isn't ready to say a deal is done, however. "Despite media reports, negotiations between the Brewers and Matt Garza are ongoing, but there is no deal yet," the Brewers said in a statement. Garza went 6-1 in 11 appearances for the Cubs last year, putting up a 3....

The price gouging reports have come in the wake of the Colonial Pipeline shutdown on May 7 following a ransomware attack. The pipeline provides 45 percent of the gas for the East Coast along a system that runs 5,500 miles between Texas and New Jersey. Stations in Colonial’s large system have announced shortages in fuel, and at least 12,000 gas stations have reported being out of gas. GasBuddy said that 65 percent of stations were out of gas in North Carolina as of Wednesday afternoon, and more than 43 percent were empty in Georgia, South Carolina and Virginia....

This reflex is natural but is abnormally strong in those with IBS, and it has been implicated as playing a part in some of the symptoms of the condition. Symptoms of an abnormally strong gastrocolic reflex may include cramping, a sudden urge to move your bowels, and in some people, diarrhea. Let’s take a look at what factors increase the strength of the gastrocolic reflex, what this means for a person for IBS, and how you can use this information to address your own digestive symptoms....